Definitions
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- adjective of plants having relatively short stalks
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Examples
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FRUIT: A short-stalked, cylindrical capsule that splits into 5 parts.
Chapter 7 1999
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In high-yield agriculture equally short-stalked plants will receive equal sunlight.
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Stout, short-stalked wheat also neatly supports its kernels, whereas tall-stalked wheat may bend over at maturity, complicating reaping.
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LEAVES: Leaflets short-stalked, with a rounded apex.
Chapter 7 1999
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Stout, short-stalked wheat also neatly supports its kernels, whereas tall-stalked wheat may bend over at maturity, complicating reaping.
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Stout, short-stalked wheat also neatly supports its kernels, whereas tall-stalked wheat may bend over at maturity, complicating reaping.
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In high-yield agriculture equally short-stalked plants will receive equal sunlight.
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In high-yield agriculture equally short-stalked plants will receive equal sunlight.
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Leaves usually obovate, short-stalked, conspicuously veined below.
Chapter 7 1999
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The flower cluster (raceme), supported on a stout stalk, consists of 180 to 200 short-stalked flowers arranged in threes around the axis.
Chapter 10 1996
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